Earth Sci_March 9-13

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Monday March 9th
 Create PowerPoint presentation

1. Students work on PowerPoint presentations for their plate boundary

2. Remind students of previously discussed good and bad aspects of a PowerPoint presentation

3. HW for Thursday: print out completed slides for progress check
Tuesday March 10th
 The Earth's Layers

1. Model/diagram of the layers

2. Notes on the different layers

3. Make connections between plate movement and the top layers of the Earth.
Wednesday March 11th
 Model plate movement with graham crackers and frosting

1. Frosting represents the asthenosphere

2. Graham cracker represents the lithosphere

3. Model movement of the crust and review plate boundaries (convergent, divergent, transform)
Thursday March 12th
 Take a ride on a lithospheric plate

1. Intro to GPS and using it to identify your location on Earth

2. Use GPS data to see plate movement - both direction and speed
Friday March 13th
 Quiz on Topographic Maps and Earth's structures